(Tucson, AZ) The Pima Community College women’s track & field team opened the Outdoor Season on Friday and Saturday at the Willie Williams Classic hosted by the University of Arizona at Roy P. Drachman Stadium.
Five Aztecs set personal-bests to open the season and some found themselves near the top in the NJCAA Division I individual rankings.
Sophomore Abigail Walls (Tucson Magnet HS) is ranked No. 2 nationally after she finished the High Jump with a mark of 1.60 meters (5-feet, 3-inches).
Freshman Jaida Olson (Pusch Ridge Christian HS) started off the Outdoor Season with a mark of 3.23 meters (10-7) in the Pole Vault as she took seventh place overall. She is also ranked No. 2 nationally.
Freshman Darien Calicdan set a personal-best for the season in the Pole Vault with a mark of 3.08 meters (10-1.25). She is ranked No. 5 nationally.
Freshmen Jackie Trice (Williams Field HS) and Emily Felix each set personal-records in the Long Jump. Trice finished with a mark of 5.36 meters (17-7); which put her No. 7 in the nation. Felix finished with a jump of 5.06 meters (16-7.25).
Sophomore Maddie Warren set her personal-best in the 200 meters with a time of 27.47 seconds.
Sophomore Oksana Giron (Sunnyside HS) finished the 5,000 meters with a personal-best of 22 minutes, 24.09 seconds.
The Aztecs will compete in the Cody McBride Invitational held at Paradise Valley Community College on Thursday and Saturday.
See complete results from the Willie Williams Classic on FinishedResults:
https://finishedresults.trackscoreboard.com/meets/10197/events
Press Release courtesy of Pima Athletics – Raymond Suarez
